European Health Leadership Award

#EHLA2019

A New Leadership Award

The new European Health Leadership Award will recognise the achievements of individuals and organisations that display exceptional leadership in safeguarding or improving the health of people in Europe. It is our way of thanking them for what they do, enabling them to become an inspiration for others and supporting them in generating greater impact.Each year, the EHLA will try to locate and support pioneering change-makers whose work represents efforts in line with the EHFG main theme.

The EHLA includes prize money of €10,000.

The deadline for submitting nominations is now closed.

Shortlisted nominees 2019

The European Health Forum Gastein collates all nominations and works with external evaluators to assess the applications against the selection criteria. The EHFG Board and Advisory Committee approves a shortlist of nominations and makes the final decision.

SPONSORS, SELECTION CRITERIA & JURY

Sponsors 2019

The Award includes prize money of 10.000 EUR and is sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection.

Selection criteria

Nominated organisations and individuals must comply with the following criteria to be eligible for consideration:

The nominee must be from one of the WHO Europe countries.

The nominee doesn't need to be working in health sector, but their impact needs to be directed to improvement of health of the population.

The nominee needs to show extraordinary leadership that has led to positive change in European public health.

The nominee's work needs to be an exceptional display of work related to the EHFG main theme.

The nominee needs to agree with the nomination in order for the nomination to be taken into account.*

The call for nominations will be published on the EHFG website and will be open for everyone.

*The EHFG will take on the role of contacting the nominee regarding their wish to participate.

Jury

The jury panel includes representatives of the EHFG Board and Advisory Committee. The jury is invited to participate in the selection of a shortlist and to reach a decision and announce the winner.

get in touch

If you are interested in finding out more about the European Health Award, have questions about the selection process, please contact: